Neil Fitzgibbon Fishtyfiddles

Session violin/fiddle Strings

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Record fiddle/Strings and guitars for your project. Lots of cross genre experience from a pro player. Lots of vintage and top line gear in studio.as an Elec /acoustic guitarist ive a lot of recording credits especially trad/folk.

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Interview with Neil Fitzgibbon Fishtyfiddles

  1. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  2. A: ADDA

  3. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  4. A: You will be happy with my contribution to your project!

  5. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  6. A: Get involved back and forth ideas, revisions and re workings are part of the recording process!

  7. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  8. A: Ive been playing in bands/ensembles for nearly 20years. Ive global touring e perience and have recorded in uk europe and ireland. Have a BA irish music.

  9. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  10. A: Double down on tracks

  11. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  12. A: Folk/acoustic/ country/ prog/ambient/psych folk/ drone

  13. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  14. A: Padding out a song, leaving space for others if needed.

  15. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  16. A: A keen ear for hooks counters, rhythm change or anticipation. Lots of chord work/extensions if desired.

  17. Q: What's your typical work process?

  18. A: Listen, record once and sleep on it and listen again. Revise

  19. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  20. A: UA apollo twin w ART adat pre/ selection of LDC and SDC mics ribbons vintage dynamic sennheiserd409u3, fiddle Di Skyinbow. Radial tonbone preamp. Range of external fx pedals. Marshall 1960s 2 x 12 combo. 1970s perarl transistor amp. 1960s philips organ -great for drones pads w attitude, larrivee acoustic guitar, dowina high strung guitar, tele, bass guitar, fet head mic pre, oktava ribbon mic se mulit pattern ldc

  21. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  22. A: Jean luc ponty, eno,

  23. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  24. A: Remote session fiddle/violin and stringed instruments

Gear Highlights
  • Universal audio
  • SE
  • ART Pres
  • oktava
  • sennheiser
  • skyinbow
  • radial
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